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Pakistani police arrest a man accused of insulting the Quran and save him from being lynched by mob

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of insulting Islam's holy book, the Quran, in deeply conservative northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after being alerted that a mob wanted to lynch him, police said.
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Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday

Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday

KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world thronged a shrine to the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak, in Pakistan on Tuesday to commemorate his birth, officials said.
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Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday

Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday

KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world thronged a shrine to the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak, in Pakistan on Tuesday to commemorate his birth, officials said.
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Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the US

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the US

ROME (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican on Monday to expand its zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.
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Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other s
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Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other s
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NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement
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NY priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

NY priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement
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Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions pleads guilty

BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a man suspected in four Boston-area arsons involving Jewish institutions in 2019 pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges that he obstructed the investigation.
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Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the U.S.

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the U.S.

ROME (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican on Monday to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.
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